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ESSA │Accountability

Accountability systems measure the performance and quality of schools and use these results to drive improvements in low-performing schools. In designing accountability systems, states must include measures of academic performance and may also include nonacademic measures, such as chronic absenteeism or school climate measures. AIR staff has extensive experience developing accountability systems, aligning them with systems of support and evaluating their impact on student outcomes.

The centers that AIR operates can to address various accountability-related needs. The Regional Comprehensive Centers have worked with state leaders to

analyze, select and develop appropriate measures

determine school rating methodologies

design data dashboards and annual report cards

align accountability school improvement, assessment and other systems and

evaluate accountability impacts in the context of adult and student outcomes

As states move into the implementation stage of ESSA, AIR has the expertise to meet their needs.